Where does “-it” come from?

-it (Czech) comes from Old Czech -íti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

-it (Czech): forms the infinitive of the 3rd class verbs; from...

Definitions

  1. forms the infinitive of the 3rd class verbs; from...

Ancestry of “-it”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-íti
2Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “-it

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti
-it — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer